Quran 36:40
لَا ٱلشَّمْسُ يَنۢبَغِى لَهَآ أَن تُدْرِكَ ٱلْقَمَرَ وَلَا ٱلَّيْلُ سَابِقُ ٱلنَّهَارِ ۚ وَكُلٌّ فِى فَلَكٍ يَسْبَحُونَ
| EnglishTalal Itani | The sun is not to overtake the moon, nor is the night to outpace the day. Each floats in an orbit. |
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| EnglishPickthall, 1930 | It is not for the sun to overtake the moon, nor doth the night outstrip the day. They float each in an orbit. |
| TurkishElmalılı Hamdi Yazır, 1935 | Ne Güneş kendine aya çatması yaraşır, ne de gece gündüzü geçer, her biri birer felekte yüzerler |
| FrenchKazimirski, 1840 | Il n’est point donné au soleil d’atteindre la lune, ni à la nuit de devancer le jour ; chacun de ces astres se meut dans une sphère à part. |
| DutchKeyzer, 1860, from Kazimirski's French | Het is der zon niet gegeven de maan in haren loop te bereiken, noch dat de nacht den dag vooruitstreeft; maar ieder dezer lichten beweegt zich in eene afzonderlijke sfeer. |
| ItalianCalza, 1847, from Kazimirski's French | Non è permesso al Sole di arrivare la Luna, nè alla notte di passare avanti al giorno; ognuno (di tali astri) si muove separatamente. |